A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in orange and red saris and some in white, many with yellow or red shawls, holding small oil lamps and lit wicks. In front, women in orange saris sit on orange mats before brass plates, bowls and lamps. A camera on a tripod is at the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in orange and red saris and some in white, many with yellow or red shawls, holding small oil lamps and lit wicks. In front, women in orange saris sit on orange mats before brass plates, bowls and lamps. A camera on a tripod is at the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees performing a group ritual with small oil lamps. In the front rows, women in orange and saffron saris and white garments with red or yellow shawls sit on mats, holding small lamps or cups over brass plates arranged on orange cloths. Each person has a brass oil lamp or puja plate before them. Behind, rows of people in white clothes fill the floor, and colourful striped banners hang from the upper wall. The setting suggests a satsang gathering in an ashram hall, with no visible a person figure in this frame.

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Indoor evening ritual in a large hall where many seated devotees hold lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands. In the foreground, several women wear orange-saffron saris with red borders and rudraksha malas, seated on orange mats with brass puja plates, small bowls and offerings before them. Others in the back rows wear white with yellow or red shawls. The room is dim, lit mainly by the flames, and no swami or central figure is clearly visible.

A wide hall view of a large seated congregation with palms pressed together in namaste. In the foreground rows of women in saffron-orange saris and white garments sit on mats behind brass puja plates and small oil lamps with flowers. Further back, rows of people in white and yellow clothing sit in devotion. A red curtain hangs at the left edge, and orange and cream banners hang from the ceiling. No individual stands out as a central figure on stage.

November 14 2010

A large seated congregation of devotees holds lit oil lamps in a hall with a polished floor. Most wear white ritual clothes with yellow, orange or red shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces. Many women have vermilion or sandal marks on their foreheads. Some hold up small flames while others sit with hands joined. Behind them, a few men in white and red sit on mats near a green-covered table and a decorated altar with garlands. The scene suggests a collective lamp-lighting or puja. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in the image.

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A large hall with cream walls and a polished tile floor hosts a seated group ritual. Rows of participants sit on mats holding lit oil lamps and brass plates of offerings, many raising their lamps forward. Most wear white, orange, or red-orange saffron garments, with some in white and others in pink or maroon saree-style dress. Framed portraits in maroon-curtained niches line the back wall, and a black screen hangs at the left. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person, so no candidate is asserted.

A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, in white and cream saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, many in orange-red saffron cloth. Several hold small lit oil lamps or diyas in their hands, and some have vermilion or sandalwood markings on their foreheads. Rows of people sit on the floor facing forward, with brass pots and plates in the foreground. A large framed painting hangs on the wall behind them, and the room is lit by bright overhead lights.

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